Uber and Lyft have changed how people get around. However, when a rideshare trip ends in a crash, injured passengers, drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians are often left facing a confusing and frustrating claims process. Wood Legal fights to hold negligent drivers and rideshare companies accountable when their carelessness causes serious injury.
Rideshare drivers, like all motorists, owe a duty to operate their vehicles with reasonable care. When a rideshare driver breaches that duty through distracted driving, speeding, or other negligent conduct and causes a crash, they can be held legally responsible for the injuries and losses that result.
Uber and Lyft are required to provide insurance coverage for their drivers, but the coverage available depends on what the driver was doing at the moment of the crash. If the driver’s app was off, their personal auto insurance is typically the only coverage that applies. If the app was on but the driver hadn’t yet accepted a ride, limited coverage from Uber or Lyft may apply. And if the driver was in the process of picking up or actively transporting a passenger, higher liability coverage from Uber or Lyft, typically up to $1 million, generally applies.
Because coverage can shift dramatically based on the driver’s status at the exact moment of the accident, identifying which policy applies is a critical part of any rideshare accident claim.
Rideshare accidents don’t just affect passengers. We represent:
The firm’s founder, Attorney Peter C. Wood, Jr., is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an honor limited to attorneys who have recovered million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for their clients. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers qualify for membership.
When you’re up against a rideshare company’s insurer and legal team, that track record works in your favor.
If you were injured in a rideshare accident caused by another party’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation for:
Rideshare accidents involve multiple insurance companies, layered coverage, and corporations with every incentive to shift blame elsewhere. You deserve an advocate who won’t let that complexity work against you. When you work with Wood Legal, you get direct access to an experienced litigation attorney, not a case manager or paralegal, who will identify every source of compensation available and fight to secure the full recovery you deserve.
Contact us today for a free and confidential case evaluation. Pennsylvania law imposes strict time limits on filing a personal injury claim, so it’s important to act quickly to protect your rights.
